Tampa Woman Convicted of Killing Her Kids Seeks New Trial

Tampa Woman Convicted of Killing Her Kids Seeks New Trial
Julie Schenecker. Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office
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TAMPA, Fla.—A woman serving two life terms for killing her teenage children in 2011 while her husband was deployed overseas is seeking a new trial.

A Tampa jury rejected the insanity defense for Julie Schenecker, 61, and convicted her in the shooting deaths of her 16-year-old daughter Calyx and 13-year-old son Beau.